HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-08-2016 City Council Meeting MinutesSTATE OF ALABAMA )(
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The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session at
6:00 p.m., Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber,
161 North Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on
Thursday. 8 September 2016.
Present were Council President Jack Burrell, Councilmembers: Rich Mueller,
Diana Brewer, and Kevin Boone, City Attorney Marion E. Wynne, and City Clerk
Lisa A. Hanks. Councilmember Michael A. Ford and Mayor Timothy M. Kant were
absent.
There being a quorum present. Council President Burrell called the meeting to
order and stated the reason for the meeting being changed; FAA Grant deadline for
the Fairhope Airport Authority and Chairman being out of town on September 12,
2016. The invocation was given by Reverend A. B. Sawyer, Associate Pastor of First
Baptist Church, and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Councilmember Brewer
moved to approve minutes of the 22 August 2016, regular meeting; minutes of the 22
August 2016, work session; minutes of the 22 August 2016, agenda meeting; and
minutes of the 30 August 2016 special City Council meeting. Seconded by
Councilmember Mueller, motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Councilmember Brewer addressed the City Council and brought up placing a
moratorium on subdivisions to update the zoning regulations and the subdivision
regulations. She suggested a 6-month moratorium. City Attorney Wynne
commented we need to look carefully at a moratorium; and do it properly and legally.
Council President Burrell addressed the City Council and mentioned the
Tuesday night Planning Commission meeting where both Fly Creek PUD and Old
Battles Place were both on the agenda. He said the City Council adopted the
ordinance with a 3 to 2 vote with conditions placed on it.
Council President Burrell requested for Planning Director Jonathan Smith to come
forward and said there were numerous studies to be done. He questioned Mr. Smith
if we look at the results of these studies before we move forward. Mr. Smith replied
that they look at the conclusions of each study; and the developer must do any
recommendations in the study. Mr. Smith also said both of these are residential
Planned Unit Developments not commercial which are not required to come back
before the City Council. Council President Burrell commented he would like it to be
changed that any PUD needs to come back to the City Council for final approval.
Mr. Smith said the second development was a site plan review which is a subdivision
review. He said if there were any negative results in the studies, he must report to the
developer to correct.